cjcarpenter
@cjcarpenter.bsky.social
Humanist. Misanthrope. Conflicted.
I think Frum's assessment of the shutdown here is almost as shallow as the Democrat's plan to engage in it. They had no Plan A, much less any Plan B. And no, most of us aren't interested in "taking over" the party. There's not that much left of it to take.
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MAGA Has Repulsed Young Women
Sarah Longwell on the growing voting divide between the sexes, the 2025 elections, and how Donald Trump remade electoral politics. Plus: David Frum discusses the deal to end the government shutdown an...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I think Frum's assessment of the shutdown here is almost as shallow as the Democrat's plan to engage in it. They had no Plan A, much less any Plan B. And no, most of us aren't interested in "taking over" the party. There's not that much left of it to take.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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Welcome Cleveland to the BLACKOUT BLACK FRIDAY events #OH50501 #fiftyfiftyone
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Q: Did the D's have a plan for how their shutdown was going to end50 days ago?
A: Yes. They had identified eight senators in "safe seats" that they would instruct to vote with the Republicans when the time came to capitulate.
So nothing at all was accomplished -- but did you all enjoy the show?
A: Yes. They had identified eight senators in "safe seats" that they would instruct to vote with the Republicans when the time came to capitulate.
So nothing at all was accomplished -- but did you all enjoy the show?
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Q: Did the D's have a plan for how their shutdown was going to end50 days ago?
A: Yes. They had identified eight senators in "safe seats" that they would instruct to vote with the Republicans when the time came to capitulate.
So nothing at all was accomplished -- but did you all enjoy the show?
A: Yes. They had identified eight senators in "safe seats" that they would instruct to vote with the Republicans when the time came to capitulate.
So nothing at all was accomplished -- but did you all enjoy the show?
Breaking: there are no Russian "pee tapes."
There are Epstein pee tapes that he sold to the Russians.
There are Epstein pee tapes that he sold to the Russians.
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Breaking: there are no Russian "pee tapes."
There are Epstein pee tapes that he sold to the Russians.
There are Epstein pee tapes that he sold to the Russians.
Yes, let's all focus on "Epstein" again now so we won't spend too much time thinking about how the Democrats threw us all under the bus when they gave up on the shutdown.
You want some "accountability?" Start demanding it from those eight "safe seat" Senators that did the throwing.
You want some "accountability?" Start demanding it from those eight "safe seat" Senators that did the throwing.
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Yes, let's all focus on "Epstein" again now so we won't spend too much time thinking about how the Democrats threw us all under the bus when they gave up on the shutdown.
You want some "accountability?" Start demanding it from those eight "safe seat" Senators that did the throwing.
You want some "accountability?" Start demanding it from those eight "safe seat" Senators that did the throwing.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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More proof that there is a political class in our country that uses BOTH parties to get what it wants, and maintains the myth of a "two party system" because it serves their ends.
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
More proof that there is a political class in our country that uses BOTH parties to get what it wants, and maintains the myth of a "two party system" because it serves their ends.
So "enough" Senate Democrats are going to tell us all to fuck off? What in the hell is WRONG with them?
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
So "enough" Senate Democrats are going to tell us all to fuck off? What in the hell is WRONG with them?
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Loved this -- but it's no joke that the establishment's knives (left and right) will be out for the mayor.
Loved this -- but it's no joke that the establishment's knives (left and right) will be out for the mayor.
Live From New York: Zohran Mamdani’s Got Jokes
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November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Loved this -- but it's no joke that the establishment's knives (left and right) will be out for the mayor.
Loved this -- but it's no joke that the establishment's knives (left and right) will be out for the mayor.
President Obama has reached out to Mayor Mamdani with the willingness to be a sounding board. I hope the mayor will take that seriously, because I suspect Obama knows as much as anyone alive about how "the establishment" can seek power of a leader.
November 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
President Obama has reached out to Mayor Mamdani with the willingness to be a sounding board. I hope the mayor will take that seriously, because I suspect Obama knows as much as anyone alive about how "the establishment" can seek power of a leader.
Not lookin' good...
November 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Not lookin' good...
Bush and Cheney owe a huge vote of thanks to Trump for making them look so much better in comparison than they were. But they were a major disaster for the nation in their own right, and made major contributions to building the ship that Trump/Vance sailed in on.
November 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Bush and Cheney owe a huge vote of thanks to Trump for making them look so much better in comparison than they were. But they were a major disaster for the nation in their own right, and made major contributions to building the ship that Trump/Vance sailed in on.
Not hard to guess some of the Democrats seeking this supposed "off ramp."
The same ones that don't have a damned clue what the shutdown is really about -- or do, and don't care.
The same ones that don't have a damned clue what the shutdown is really about -- or do, and don't care.
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Not hard to guess some of the Democrats seeking this supposed "off ramp."
The same ones that don't have a damned clue what the shutdown is really about -- or do, and don't care.
The same ones that don't have a damned clue what the shutdown is really about -- or do, and don't care.
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Opinion | There’s Still a Shared American Story, and JD Vance’s Blood-and-Soil Vision Isn’t It
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November 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Too many people seem to think that pandering to the Trump administration is a cost-free and pragmatic way to get along. They're wrong.
Each time a leader takes a knee to Trump, they help cement in the corrupt policies, practices and processes that are destroying us.
Each time a leader takes a knee to Trump, they help cement in the corrupt policies, practices and processes that are destroying us.
November 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Too many people seem to think that pandering to the Trump administration is a cost-free and pragmatic way to get along. They're wrong.
Each time a leader takes a knee to Trump, they help cement in the corrupt policies, practices and processes that are destroying us.
Each time a leader takes a knee to Trump, they help cement in the corrupt policies, practices and processes that are destroying us.
A hint, perhaps, that the release of the Epstein files is imminent (and not 100% redacted of all names).
November 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
A hint, perhaps, that the release of the Epstein files is imminent (and not 100% redacted of all names).
Trump's people aren't moving into housing on military facilities because of any CURRENT threats. Their moving in anticipation of real danger in the wake of next year's elections.
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Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Trump's people aren't moving into housing on military facilities because of any CURRENT threats. Their moving in anticipation of real danger in the wake of next year's elections.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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We are SO FAR down the road to a total collapse of our Constitutional order and norms. All we seem to have left is "I want to believe" (that all of this is not happening). Don't believe your EYES for God's sake. Retreat into some sort of "belief."
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Would U.S. Generals Obey Illegal Trump Orders? | The David Frum Show
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October 30, 2025 at 2:42 AM
We are SO FAR down the road to a total collapse of our Constitutional order and norms. All we seem to have left is "I want to believe" (that all of this is not happening). Don't believe your EYES for God's sake. Retreat into some sort of "belief."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cJr...
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Man, when this bubble bursts it is going to be SPECTACULAR!
October 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Man, when this bubble bursts it is going to be SPECTACULAR!
When the history of the Second American Civil War is written, this moment from the 1974 Mel Brooks movie Blazing Saddles will be cited as the moment when it began.
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Blazing Saddles 1974 - People Of The Land
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October 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
When the history of the Second American Civil War is written, this moment from the 1974 Mel Brooks movie Blazing Saddles will be cited as the moment when it began.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYTQ...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The economy will deliver the only "message" Trump Republicans will respond to -- and the Trump administration understands that perfectly.
As the economy gets worse, expect Republican efforts to corrupt the '26 elections & the Fed to get a lot more aggressive.
Shutdown is still very necessary.
As the economy gets worse, expect Republican efforts to corrupt the '26 elections & the Fed to get a lot more aggressive.
Shutdown is still very necessary.
October 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The economy will deliver the only "message" Trump Republicans will respond to -- and the Trump administration understands that perfectly.
As the economy gets worse, expect Republican efforts to corrupt the '26 elections & the Fed to get a lot more aggressive.
Shutdown is still very necessary.
As the economy gets worse, expect Republican efforts to corrupt the '26 elections & the Fed to get a lot more aggressive.
Shutdown is still very necessary.